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Janet Vlantis
Publications - 1
Citations - 158
Janet Vlantis is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vinca & Alkaloid. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 154 citations.
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Antitumor principles derived from Vinca rosea Linn. I. Vincaleukoblastine and leurosine.
TL;DR: Preliminary studies in vitro demonstrated that certain compounds were capable of reversing the growth-inhibitory activity of VLB against human monocytic leukemia cells, and VLB and leurosine are representatives of a new class of clinically active antitumor compounds which may interfere with the cellular metabolic pathways leading from glutamic acid to urea, and from glutic acid to the citric acid cycle.